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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 23

Excited to share a project I have been working on! I'm writing a book to support educators in the high school to college transition! #highereducation #college #studentsuccess #teachingandlearning

Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 23

I was just thinking this! Protect @joycecaroloates.bsky.social at all costs!

Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 16

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 13

'In 12 Hours She Was Dead': Read Roald Dahl's Heartbreaking Letter to Anti-Vaxxers After His Daughter Died From Measles. www.newsweek.com/read-roald-d...

Read Roald Dahl's Heartbreaking Letter to Anti-Vaxxers

"It really is almost a crime to allow your child to go unimmunized," the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" author argued.

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 13

Hi! Questions about IDEA? The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ensures students w/disabilities get free & appropriate public education (FAPE) tailored to their needs.Key Components: ✅ FAPE ✅ IEP ✅ LRE ✅ Parental Rights✅ Early Intervention #IDEA #IEP www.yahoo.com/news/linda-m...

Key Components of IDEA

✅ FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education
✅ IEP – Individualized Education Program
✅ LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
✅ Parental Rights & Protections
✅ Early Intervention Services (Part C)

Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 11

Having eye surgery tomorrow morning. Behold my emotional support empanada. Nothing better.

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 10

A lot of people are looking for alternatives for book purchasing. May I suggest the Lit. Bar? www.thelitbar.com #indieauthors #books #bronx #reading #independentbooksellers

The Lit. Bar

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 10

Transparent sticky notes are my jam. Highly underrated. A lot of high school students still have paper textbooks they can’t write in! Clear sticky notes allow students to be active readers and annotate without inking up the book! #studyskills #literacy #reading

Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 9

I learned a lot about the extent of communities in gaming from my college-aged son! 😀

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 9

There is actually a huge gaming community, and many collaborate on platforms like Discord. For some, this is a primary socialization approach. I have loads of feelings about too much gaming, but wanted to put this out www.bbc.com/news/disabil...

My disabled son’s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft - BBC News

Robert and Trude thought their son Mats lived a lonely life, but they discovered this was far from true.

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 9

Great question! I'm conducting a systemic functional linguistic analysis of feedback questions generated by AI. At this time, AI does not seem to be able to move past identifying primary linguistic markers, procedural language etc. in the questions it developed towards a deeper analysis.

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 8

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 8

Interesting! I tried to change the prompts to be as explicit as possible, but it just couldn't handle the task I asked it to do.

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 8

“Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people--they manipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they oppress.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 8

“To glorify democracy and to silence the people is a farce; to discourse on humanism and to negate people is a lie.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 8

I'm also a fan of Thriftbooks! #books #reading #sustainability #usedbooks www.thriftbooks.com

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 8

I'm working on a research project analyzing SRSD-aligned writing feedback & AI. I'm manually coding my #qualitative study. I wanted to see if AI could do a similar analysis. While it could pull counts for Bloom's taxonomy, it wasn't able to do more complex analysis...as of now. #ai #airesearch

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Mar 2

AI has helped me "visualize" my vision changes, profoundly shaping my understanding of educational #accessibility. While always a priority, my challenges transformed me as an educator. It also pushed me to write a book—more to follow! Nervously approaching surgery next month but looking ahead.

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Feb 28

I’ll be there presenting on my AI and SRSD writing strategies research. #literacy #highereducation #Ai

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Feb 9

Perfect chance to give the Lit Bar some shine here! Check it out! #Bronx #reading #literacy www.thelitbar.com

The Lit. Bar

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hi there’s enough actual dystopian stuff going on right now. Looking for great #scifi and #fantasy books to escape into for a bit. Recs appreciated! #books #reading #booksky

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Feb 2

Thank you @mychal3ts.bsky.social for all you do to elevate voices and advocate for literacy!

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · Feb 1

When Congressman John Lewis was a child, he tried to get a library card. He was turned away & told “The Library is not for coloureds” 💔

He’s a civil rights icon, lover of books, recipient of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature.

“The Library IS for Everyone” 💚
#BlackHistoryMonth

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UNSTOPPABLE JOHN: How John Lewis Got His Library Card-and Helped Change History BY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAT ZIETLOW MILLER, ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY JORDAN

Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Jan 31

I just posted about the power of reading today. So important!

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Jan 31

I don’t always wear hats, but when I do…
Go to the library.
Read diverse texts & genres from different cultures & perspectives
Read history.
Read poetry.
Read people’s stories.
Read the news—multiple sources.
Read critically & analytically.
Read for pleasure.
Read to learn.
Read because it matters.

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Professor on Your Side @jdtramantano.bsky.social · Jan 17

Penny is ready for school!

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